Pokémon: Rise of Evil

Chapter 561 Fireworks

I don't know why, but recently, whenever I see anything these days, I have a sense of déjà vu. It's not just the little guy Hua Rao who gives him this feeling, but the surrounding environment and those strangers all give him this feeling.

On the deck of the warship carrying the King of the Howler Whales, in the afterglow of the second day of sailing, Shota looked at the slightly undulating sea surface with spots of golden light. A few long-winged gulls spread their wings and flew, making cackles that made Shota feel a little irritated. In the end, he sighed alone and had to attribute the occurrence of this phenomenon to the hippocampus effect.

Just as he was about to leave, the hatch on the deck opened and Gardevoir slowly walked over with Hana Rao in her arms.

Before I got close, Hua Rao started calling out softly.

"Dad~"

This made Shota's body tremble, and he slowly turned around from the railing on the deck.

"Dad~ hug~"

Looking at Hanamoto who stretched out her little hand to him, Shota was stunned for a moment, then he extended his hand and took the little guy from Gardevoir.

"Master, this is your first time being a father. Are you still a little uncomfortable?"

Gardevoir started to tease.

"A little bit, indeed."

Shota nodded in agreement and answered.

"Dad, your beard is so prickly."

Stroking his beard with his left hand, Shota answered like a humanoid:

"It's okay, I'll shave it off in a minute."

Ignoring Hanara fiddling with his beard, Shota looked at Gardevoir who looked a little strange and said teasingly:

"What's wrong? Do children have to be jealous too?"

Hearing Shota's teasing of her, Gardevoir snorted slightly, but did not turn around like a child to wait for Shota's comfort. Instead, she put on a bright smile on her face and said with some relief:

"Time flies so fast, Master~ You've become a father now."

"Time has indeed passed quickly. By the way, where is Hanako?"

"What? Master~ can't stand the innocent child?"

Glancing at Hanamoto, who had already started fiddling with her hair, Shouta nodded silently.

"Hehe~ Sister Hanako doesn't have time. When she heard that your organization needs scientific and technological talents, she went to the Ministry of Science and Technology, contacted Dr. Fuji, and has already started processing some documents."

"Is that so?"

Shota had no choice but to accept the sight of Hanazawa staring at him with those silly and cute eyes and a bright smile on her face, and he chuckled helplessly.

"What about the information coming from the Hoenn region?"

When this serious question was mentioned, the expression on Gardevoir's face immediately became serious, and it was a very serious one.

“As the master expected, we paid a heavy price in the defense of Zijin City.

After the three gorges were breached, the alliance's attacking army began to invade the cities in the Hoenn region with great force. After learning that the Johto defense had failed, they gave up the strategy of fighting to support the war and killed anyone who did not surrender.

It is consistent with what the master said in his speech, there is a traitor among our team.

After receiving the news that they would be killed without mercy if they did not surrender, some cities chose to surrender without putting up much resistance, not even a semblance of resistance.

Fortunately, in our base camp, Zijin City, the alliance's offensive forces encountered stubborn resistance and obstruction.

The Fiery Eagle flying unit that the master had secretly trained, the Blastoise armored unit, and the remaining troops from the previous Hoenn Alliance were all deployed in the defense of Violet City.

However, according to the intelligence transmitted from the Hoenn region, although the alliance's army suffered serious setbacks, its manpower is still retained.

On the other hand, our own army, the Fiery Eagle flying unit and the Blastoise armored unit were almost wiped out in this defensive battle, and Officer Achao and other officers died heroically in this defensive battle.

The current situation is that the troops that the alliance had retained are still struggling.

But based on the current situation, they probably won't be able to hold on for much longer.

Master... This is far beyond our expectations. We have been delayed in the Johto region for too long."

Seeing that Gardevoir looked worried about him, Shota took out his spare left hand and touched her head like he did when Gardevoir felt uneasy as a child.

"Gardevoir, do you have a watch?"

"Ok?"

Gardevoir, who was enjoying the caress of Shota's hand, didn't react for a moment.

Shota looked at Gardevoir's puzzled expression and silently glanced at his left pocket.

"It looks like Gardevoir didn't bring it, but I did. It's in my right pocket. Please help me get it, Gardevoir."

“…Oh, okay.”

While Gardevoir was searching for her watch with her hands, Shota was also talking to Hanara.

"Huarao, do you want to watch the fireworks?"

"I want to~ Dad, but where are the fireworks?"

"It will be there in a moment."

"Good~"

Taking out a watch that didn't look very exquisite from Shota's right pocket, Gardevoir became even more confused after listening to the conversation between father and daughter.

Just as she was about to ask something, Shota had already turned around with Xiaohua in his arms, looking at the endless sea, where the shadow of land had begun to appear faintly, and he was the first to speak:

"Gardevoir, what time is it now?"

Although she felt puzzled, Gardevoir still answered:

"5:59, what's wrong, Master?"

"Well...it's already this time."

Shota talked to himself as he watched the setting sun finally being swallowed up by the final darkness. His eyes gradually became calm, but in front of Xiaohuarao, he still tried his best to show joy.

But Gardevoir can understand the meaning in Shota's eyes. Calmness does not mean real calmness, but a sign of the coming storm.

"Master...are you hiding something..."

"Shh... This fireworks display was not created by you alone, but by me, Gardevoir. Just watch quietly."

Time passed second by second, until it was 6:00, and the continent of the Hoenn region could be seen from the deck of the sailing warship.

A ray of aurora suddenly fell from the sky, and depending on the angle, it landed almost in the center of the Hoenn region, which is Violet City.

Soon after, the laser beam bloomed like fireworks, appearing extremely dazzling and beautiful, which made Xiao Huarao sigh:

"Wow! Dad, these fireworks are so beautiful."